I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today.

- James Callaghan

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

- James Callaghan

If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

- James Callaghan

We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending. I tell y…

- James Callaghan

A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.

- James Callaghan

I have not the slightest doubt that the economic measures and the Socialist measures which one will find in countries of Eastern Europe, will become …

- James Callaghan

If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say…

- James Callaghan

If Britain becomes a member of the Community, it will be healthier for Britain, advantageous for Europe, and a gain for the whole world. I do not kno…

- James Callaghan

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

- James Callaghan